Subject: Re: Color dt! was:(Color X question)
To: Udjat <udjat@teleport.com>
From: Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@loki.stanford.edu>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 10/13/1996 15:26:02
> 
> On Sun, 13 Oct 1996, M.R. Zucca wrote:
> 
> ColorX stuff SNIP!--
> > However, after I finish the video driver I'd like to work on a color version
> > of dt. This is sort of window dressing but it'll be nice to set the background
> > and foreground colors. We can also get colored directories a la linux if a
> > few other tools are updated.
> 
> Now this sounds like a good idea! I would love to help trouble shoot
> this... I also a suggestion for color dt. When error messgaes are sent to
> console when running dt there is bleed over from the session that started
> dt. (I have dt set to black background, and white background text bleeds
> over on error messages to console) If this also could be fixed?

As Colin mentioned, if you either log in as root, or build a kernel with the
UCONSOLE option, console messages will get diverted by dt.

Take care,

Bill